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Stagecoach replaces unpopular Interdeck buses on X99 north service

03 July 2020
Stagecoach replaces unpopular Interdeck buses on X99 north service

Stagecoach replaces unpopular Interdeck buses on X99 north service

03 July 2020

The buses on the X99 route between Caithness and Inverness have been replaced following widespread public criticism, it has been confirmed.


Bus company to increase services in north

26 June 2020
Bus company to increase services in north

Bus company to increase services in north

26 June 2020

Bus company Stagecoach is to step up its services in the Highlands next week as the coronavirus restrictions are eased in Scotland.


North hotelier urges common sense when hospitality and tourism industry reopens.

13 June 2020
North hotelier urges common sense when hospitality and tourism industry reopens.

North hotelier urges common sense when hospitality and tourism industry reopens.

13 June 2020

A local hotel owner has welcomed plans to reopen the hospitality industry – but stressed that "common sense has to prevail" over the virus threat.


Sutherland MP says Government wants to silence him in row over voting changes

05 June 2020
Sutherland MP says Government wants to silence him in row over voting changes

Sutherland MP says Government wants to silence him in row over voting changes

05 June 2020

Jamie Stone has accused the UK government of trying to silence him over voting in the Commons, describing the new rules as "desperately unfair".


Anxious wait for Subsea 7 workers as company cuts jobs

03 June 2020
Anxious wait for Subsea 7 workers as company cuts jobs

Anxious wait for Subsea 7 workers as company cuts jobs

03 June 2020

Employees of Subsea 7 in Caithness are waiting to find out if they are to be affected by 3000 job losses being made by the company worldwide.


Military moves in to establish coronavirus testing unit in Far North

06 May 2020
Military moves in to establish coronavirus testing unit in Far North

Military moves in to establish coronavirus testing unit in Far North

06 May 2020

A mobile testing unit has been set up in Thurso by the army to check essential workers for coronavirus.


Fall in oil prices brings 'crippling uncertainty' for north workers

26 April 2020
Fall in oil prices brings 'crippling uncertainty' for north workers

Fall in oil prices brings 'crippling uncertainty' for north workers

26 April 2020

Oil workers in the north are facing "crippling uncertainty" due to the global fall in oil prices, which has been made worse by coronavirus.


SSE's Beatrice offshore wind farm continues to operate but staff observe self-distancing rules

25 April 2020
SSE's Beatrice offshore wind farm continues to operate but staff observe self-distancing rules

SSE's Beatrice offshore wind farm continues to operate but staff observe self-distancing rules

25 April 2020

The Beatrice offshore wind farm is continuing to operate during the coronavirus pandemic but working arrangements have been adapted.


Ross speaks out over need for frontline workers to have correct PPE

11 April 2020
Ross speaks out over need for frontline workers to have correct PPE

Ross speaks out over need for frontline workers to have correct PPE

11 April 2020

Gail Ross has said it is "imperative" health and care workers on the front line in the fight against the coronavirus get the right PPE.


Scottish Government urged to give more localised information on Covid-19 numbers

08 April 2020
Scottish Government urged to give more localised information on Covid-19 numbers

Scottish Government urged to give more localised information on Covid-19 numbers

08 April 2020

A call was made today for the Scottish Government to reveal the number of coronavirus cases in the far north.


Stagecoach need to offer better service not sweeteners

09 January 2020
Stagecoach need to offer better service not sweeteners

Stagecoach need to offer better service not sweeteners

09 January 2020

A LOCAL campaigner has claimed that bus passengers in the far north are being offered "sweeteners" by Stagecoach when they want is a better service.


US tariff on single malt whisky 'very bad news' for industry

18 October 2019
US tariff on single malt whisky 'very bad news' for industry

US tariff on single malt whisky 'very bad news' for industry

18 October 2019

A twenty-five per cent tariff on single malt whisky, which comes into effect today, has been described as "very bad news" for the industry.


Stone calls for UK government to stop arms sales to Turkey

15 October 2019
Stone calls for UK government to stop arms sales to Turkey

Stone calls for UK government to stop arms sales to Turkey

15 October 2019

A call has been made for the UK government to stop arms sales to Turkey over its military operations in northern Syria


Increase in sexual crimes in Highlands 'extremely alarming' says north MSP

25 September 2019
Increase in sexual crimes in Highlands 'extremely alarming' says north MSP

Increase in sexual crimes in Highlands 'extremely alarming' says north MSP

25 September 2019

North MSP Edward Mountain has spoken of his concern at a 34 per cent rise in sexual crimes in the Highlands.


New bus service from Caithness to Inverness set to be launched next month

15 August 2019
New bus service from Caithness to Inverness set to be launched next month

New bus service from Caithness to Inverness set to be launched next month

15 August 2019

A new bus service between Caithness and Inverness is set to challenge the X99 run operated by Stagecoach


Primary parents' fury over unisex toilets

07 December 2018
Primary parents' fury over unisex toilets

Primary parents' fury over unisex toilets

07 December 2018

A PLAN to install unisex toilets at a north coast primary school has shocked parents and has been branded "unacceptable" by the mother of two young girls.


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